What I want to see in a report:

Optional Items:

Perception of heraldry in your area, good bad indifferent?

Areas you would like explore into heraldically, education wise?

Any cool stories about heraldry or execution of your duties.

As you can see, there is some time before I have to report to Laurel. So there is some slack room in reporting, but please, please, please try to get it in on or before the 15th date. Also, please report even if you have nothing happening in your area. Do try to give me an idea of the general health of heraldry in your area. Thanks for all your hard work, it is appreciated!

Badger called the meeting to order at Sun Apr 13 10:11:50 PDT 2003. He thanks everyone for showing up.

Marco has not dropped dead, but his work schedule is such that he's working between 60 and 80 hours a week, including now, which is why he's not here. Badger has been told 'do it.'

Agenda items:

Marco said to let people know what Badger's concept of Black Lion is. Badger says

Public Relations - we're the representatives of the college. when we talk to people we are "the heralds", so keep in mind you represent the entire college. Be careful how you word things. We're doing pretty well right now, but this is something to always keep in mind.
"Be nice" keep in mind nobody is making them submit. Being considerate and kind is good, but keep in mind what just won't work.

Communication. We are doing well at these events...
Kingdom officers, Badger is putting together an admin email list for low-traffic administrative list. "reports are due, get your receipts in, can anyone help with..."

The I-5 corridor is great for communication. Lots of us here. But there are a lot of heralds and proto-heralds in the outer reaches. Goal is to extend our knowledge base to the outlying areas. He is looking for ideas and suggestions.

Vox added: When you make those contacts keep in mind that in this kingdom there are far more book heralds than voice heralds. if you find a voice herald get them in touch with other voice heralds and get them hooked.

Get your receipts in. Keep in mind they need to be in "in a timely manner" for tax purposes.

Reports are due Tuesday, 15 April (tax day).

"A thing I'd like to see" the majority of the branches in this kingdom with branch populace badges.

---- end of agenda

Goutte de Sang asks for a roster. Badger said it is in process. He'll be working with Lions Blood.

Black Stag apologized for the disorganization yesterday. (No one seemed to notice. - ed) She has a wish-list of classes for next year. She is also really interested in having a Heraldic Ithra. She's going to see if any branch wants to sponsor it, perhaps an outlying one.

The principalities need more practice and experience. Especially Summits and Avacal.

Wreath points out we need to lay the groundwork with the heralds there and convince people that they need it.

Lions Blood points out that chroniclers are always yelling for copy. If you're doing a road show, let the surrounding branches know.

There's a question about possibility of reimbursement for travel. The question was unanswered.

It would be nice if next year's symposium were in Canada or at least somewhere other than Rivers. Work on those bids. Check with Black Stag.

Lions Blood reminds everyone to send copy to the Herald's Page if you have an event. Cc: Black Stag when you post so she can put it on the HP. "We need articles!" Not everyone is enabled online, don't try to use it as your only tool. You can also subscribe your friends and neighbors to the HP, it's only US$12/year.

Goutte de Sang is putting together a bid for KWHS 2004 from the Rivers region. He wants to involve Queue Forcheé.

as taken by Black Stag:

Black Lion Meeting, April 13, 2003

Marco has informally given the duties of Black Lion to Badger. Will be made formal soon.

Badger's concept of the Black Lion office:

P.R. We are "the Heralds", representing the *college*, not just ourselves, and must be cautious not to foster ill will. Teceangl reminds us to use diplomacy or pass the client on to someone who will.

Communication. Badger is considering creating an email list for the College of Heralds. A few positive remarks were made about this.

Extend heraldic knowledge base to outlying areas.

Would like to see populace badges for all the branches in An Tir.

Badger:

Get receipts in!

Reports are due.

Ciaran:

- Would like a branch herald roster with info to facilitate communication. Badger is already working on that.

Morel:

Discussed getting Heraldic Ithras arranged. This was followed by a discussion of getting help to outlying branches. There was a lot of positive commentary. The idea was given that a few can travel to educate far-away heralds.

Heraldic Symposium. Need to be in other areas of the Kingdom. Next year will hopefully be in Canada (somewhere accessible by teachers) and there will be more heraldic display and arts classes.

On June the 7th, the Shire of Cold Keep will be hosting Tir Righ Coronet. I am in charge of setting up a herald's point, announcements, court and consult table, and - if at all possible - maybe a couple of basic intro-style workshops.

I am asking (not quite at the begging stage yet) for any and all heralds who can attend, to please do so! If you can help out, especially for the announcements, consulting or classes, could you let me know as soon as possible? The opportunities up in here in the north country for consulting and classes are few and far between, and I would like to make the most of it.

(Or, "Is it possible for Finngall to run Herald's Point at the War and still have fun anyway?")

Yes, An Tir/West War is happening, for those who haven't gotten the word. It'll be July 3-6 at the same site as two years ago in Adiantum.

When HL Grainne, our baronial seneschal, was asked by the Kingdom Seneschal to put together arrangements for the war, she asked me, as incoming Summits Principality Herald, if I would run town crying for the event. Out of a sense of duty as an officer and a peer, I accepted, but I let her know in no uncertain terms that I did so with no small sense of trepidation. I have done this job twice previously, in 1997 and 1999, and those events were the worst, most frustrating Nightmares From Hell that I have had in my entire SCA career. These were the only two events I've attended where I had to work so hard that I stopped having fun.

Why? Lack of volunteers.

I need your help.

If you plan on attending the War, and wish to volunteer, either as a crier, or to man the Point, please let me know ASAP. In the meantime, I'll be working with event staff to devise a reasonable announcement schedule so that nobody gets burned out. This site is large enough that it'll require three heralds per round to cover the site in a reasonable amount of time.

Terra Pomaria is graciously hosting a consult table, heraldic classes, and the Lions Blood meeting on Sunday. Field heralds will be very welcome, and HL Ciaran Cluana Ferta will be teaching a class on field heraldry. Other classes will be offered, as well. Join us in making Long and Short of It a heraldic pleasure.

Lions Blood, Siren and Electrum were looking over the latest LoAR when Siren asked if there were any changes made by the An Tir CoH to a certain item before the CoA saw it on an LoI. Lions Blood said that three of the pursuivants who had commented called X.5. on the original submission so it had been returned and the resub used a wavy per fess line instead of a nebuly one. Electrum cited the RfS regarding identifiability and all three remembered a precedent from a cover letter on complex lines on low-contrast fields. LB said it was good that Red Tree and Wyewood were up on the regs so that their clients had the best consulting resources they could get.

How much of that did you not understand? Don't worry, the above paragraph is loaded with 'heraldese', or terms specific to the operations of heralds, including a few common abbreviations. This is not going to be anywhere near complete, but it should help you understand a little better what the heck we're all talking about.

First, the common abbreviations:

LoAR: Letter of Acceptance and Return - the publication by Laurel listing the registrations, returns, and other actions made each month by Laurel and the Sovereigns of Arms. Available online at http://www.sca.org/heraldry/loar/

CoA: College of Arms - the staff of the Laurel Sovereign of Arms and his associate Sovereigns, the principal heralds of each kingdom, the commenters on kingdom Letters of Intent, kingdom submissions heralds, and a few others who facilitate and perpetrate heraldry at the Society level.

CoH: College of Heralds - each kingdom's body of heralds, be they branch or kingdom staff or operating extraordinary or at large, is the kingdom's College of Heralds.

Lions Blood, Siren, Electrum, et al.: Heraldic titles used by various heralds operating in An Tir. A list of the kingdom titles can be found on the An Tir Heralds' website at http://www.antirheralds.org/ Siren is a title for a member of Laurel staff. Laurel titles are listed on the College of Arms Roster, which is only available to CoA members. If you have a question about a title, ask your nearest CoA member.

Wyewood: when used in this context, the title of the branch herald of the shire, called Wyewood Pursuivant. Branch heralds of branches below barony status use their branch name as their title.

LB: Lions Blood - the informal abbreviation for the title. Also seen are BL for Black Lion, BS for Black Stag, DG for Dexter Gauntlet, etc.

LoI: Letter of Intent - the letter with heraldic submissions that were found to be without fatal problems at kingdom and sent to Laurel. Different kingdoms follow different paths to the creation of their LoIs. An Tir uses an internal commenting structure, some kingdoms hold a single meeting, still others have specific staffs of people who review submissions. All kingdoms must send LoIs to Laurel, however they're developed.

IL: Internal Letter - While not listed above, IL is something you'll hear a lot. In An Tir that's the term for the letter all submissions appear on first for review by kingdom commenters. Some kingdoms use other terms for their equivalent to our IL.

resub: heraldic resubmission - the submission of an item previously returned from either kingdom or Laurel after needed reworking.

X.5. and RfS: X.5. is a section number in the Rules for Submission - These are the basic rules set all submissions must meet in order to be considered for registration. Available online at http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/regs.html.

precedents: Laurel precedents - since the RfS must address only broad instances, Laurel and the Sovereigns of Arms must make rulings on specific items when they are presented for rulings. The Laurel precedents are a compilation of these rulings and have direct bearing on certain issues of registerability. They are online at http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/precedents.html.

A great deal of heraldic information is available online, but if you aren't connected do not despair. Free Trumpet Press West, the CoA stock clerk, has the regs and Laurel precedents available for sale, along with a great many other resources (including the PicDic). Contact information is:

Commentary on this Letter will be due July 10th, 2003.(Send comments to Lions Blood Herald, information at top of this page)

The June Lions Blood meeting will be held Sunday, June 8th, 1pm, in Aquaterra at the home of Fionnghuala Frisel, 1322 Rancho Pl. Everett, WA 98204. Phone numbers: 425.355.1772 or 425.359.3914.

Directions: From the North or South I-5 get off at the 128th Street Exit. Go back across the freeway and continue on this street. Go across Highway 99 toward Boeing. You are now on Airport Way. Go to Holly Drive (the second light) turn north, which is right. Follow Holly till the road crests a hill and turn right at the bend in the curve. This is Washington Way. (If you come to a four way intersection you have gone one block too far, if you come to a four way stop you have gone way too far.) Once on Washington Way go one long block till road curves and turn left. This is Rancho Place. It is the third house on the right. It has a flag flying on a pole in the front.

The July Lions Blood meeting will be held Sunday, July 13th, in Three Mountains or Dragon's Mist.

Greetings from Teceangl Lions Blood.

I keep hearing that someone's name or armory was "rejected" from kingdom or by Laurel. Not true. Nothing is "rejected", it is returned for further work. That's why suggestions are often made to help the submitter change to a registerable form of the returned item. We take no pleasure in returning items, but sometimes it has to be done. When that happens, we the College of Heralds of An Tir as well as the College of Arms of the SCA prefer to give the submitter options for resubmission, or to explain fully the reasons for return so that in future submissions they can be addressed and no longer be a block to registration. Assist your colleagues in the Colleges, remind people that a return is for repairs to the submission, not ever a blanket rejection.

An Tir results from the LoAR dated February 2003 (see the LoAR for full text):

(typos might exist - only the LoAR itself is definitive; other than name, action and blazon, listings are paraphrased or abridged)

REGISTERED:

Altaliana da Segna.

Name.

An Tir, Kingdom of.

Heraldic title Boar Pursuivant.

Arlindis o Gordon.

Badge. (Fieldless) On a quatrefoil saltirewise azure a bird close Or.

Bronwyn Mewer.

Name and device. Per chevron inverted argent and sable, a unicorn salient and a bird displayed within a bordure charged with eight peacock feathers in orle counterchanged eyed gules.

Chinua Qorchin.

Name and device. Quarterly purpure and sable, on a sun Or a wolf's head erased purpure all within a bordure Or.

The following names and armory have been sent to Laurel
(April LoI) --

An Tir, Kingdom of, for Blue Anchor Pursuivant

Heralds Title, Resubmission

The title is intended for the College of Heralds web deputy.

Anisko Mandyevich

Name, New

Annys Bradwardyn

Name, New

Damian Wynter

Name and Device, New

Per pale indented sable and argent, a goblet counterchanged.

Conflict was called against Robin Telfer - June of 1995 (via Calontir): Per pale indented the points ending in roundels sable and argent, two goblets counterchanged. The term "counterchanged" is heraldic shorthand. In Robin's blazon it stands in for "the dexter goblet argent and the sinister goblet sable". In Damian's blazon it stands for "per pale indented argent and sable". Therefore CDs exist for number of charges and also for changing the line of division and half the tincture of the primary charge group. Just because something is blazoned as counterchanged doesn't mean it's free to move anywhere on the field; it is locked into place by its tincture as surely as if it were specifically blazoned.

Frederic Badger

Device, Change

Sable, a chalice within an orle argent.

Frederic Badger

Badge, New

(Fieldless) A badger rampant contourny sable

Conflict was called against a brown badger rampant. It is unfortunate that brown creatures are categorized with sable in the Ordinary, as that creates the inaccurate impression that brown might not be different from sable. It most certainly is, however, as verified by this Laurel precedent:

[Pily vert and argent, a boar statant contourny proper] There was discussion in the commentary about whether these arms conflict with the badge of Godfrey of Inwood, (Fieldless) A boar statant contourny sable. Since there is a CD for the field, the question becomes one of whether this brown boar should be given a tincture CD from Godfrey's black boar. The boar as drawn here is a clear brown and is far from being black, or from closely resembling any other heraldic tincture. Current policy appears to be a tacit assumption that a brown animal or object proper is given tincture difference from any standard heraldic tincture, as long as the particular shade of brown is drawn so that it is not too close to a standard heraldic tincture. [Áedán of Windhaven, 08/01, A-Middle]

Greylond of Trelac

Name, New

Submitted as Greylond of Trealoch, the locative was changed at kingdom to match the registered branch name spelling.

Jacques Deleau

Device, New

Gules, on a pile between two fleurs-de-lys Or a stag's head cabossed sable.

Julianne Cardenell

Name, New

Lachlan Munro

Name, New

Submitted as Lachlann Munro, the forename spelling was changed at kingdom to match a documented spelling of the name; the College of Arms was requested to assist in documenting the originally submitted spelling, if possible.

Nicolette Thomas

Name and Device, New

Argent, a pair of open scissors points to chief sable, and on a chief gules two open books argent.

A Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry as Used in the Society for Creative Anachronism, 2nd Ed. s.n. SHEARS states that the scissors' posture is usually explicitly blazoned, but says that the "SCA default seems to be with points to chief". After Zenobia Wreath's recent bout with trilliums, we are not leaving any ambiguity in this blazon for her; if there is indeed a default such blazon can be made by Wreath.

(Fieldless) On a cushion per pale azure and sable, a mullet of eight points Or.

The blazon was changed with the word points added. The question always arises when this is done, "What else can a mullet be six/eight/ten of if not points?" Lions Blood replies, "Mascles, pheons, lozenges, arrows..." The SCA uses points when specifying the number of ends on a mullet because we accept mullets made of multiples of other charges.

The following were returned for further work:

Annys Bradwardyn

Device, New

Checky argent and azure, a cross bottony sable.

Conflict with Aengus Stiubhard Mac Dhughaill - January of 1996 (via Calontir): Barry and per pale argent and vert, a cross crosslet fitchy sable. Bottony is an artistic variant of crosslet, and crosses fitchy received no difference from non-fitchy crosses in period, so the crosses are heraldically identical, leaving only one CD for the field. While a slight confusion of the eye is possible with a sable charge on a checky azure and argent field, the field is legally neutral and the cross is quadrilaterally symmetrical making it unmistakable in form, so contrast is not a problem.

Cordelia Talbot

Badge, Resubmission to Kingdom

Vert, a talbot's head erased and a bordure embattled argent.

Conflict with Leonard du Chien - September of 1993 (via the East): Per saltire gules and sable, a talbot's head couped and a bordure embattled argent. There is only one CD for changing the field as per RfS X.4.a. and nothing between a head couped and a head erased by Laurel precedent.

Greylond of Trelac

Device, New

Sable, on a plate an owl close perched on a branch sable and on a point pointed argent a pellet.

Returned for redrawing as the owl was neither affronty nor to dexter and the point pointed was too small.

Julianne Cardenell

Device, New

Gules, on a plate cardinal gules, issuant from base three chevronels braced argent.

Returned for rework. Chevronels are multiples of the standard ordinary, the chevron, and as such should not be abased in this manner without documentation of period use in this manner. Lions Blood was also worried that the non-period treatment of the ordinaries added to the New world species of bird might amount to two weirdnesses.

Kadic Godeboldus

Name and Device, New

Per bend sable and argent, a goblet Or and a sword gules.

Returned for lack of documentation of the forename. Although the submitter allowed changes, the commenters had a wide variety of likely choices, therefore Lions Blood felt it served the submitter best to be able to choose his favorite of the options presented instead of being stuck with a decision made by someone who doesn't know him. The device was returned only for lack of a name to send to Laurel with, as no problems were found.

NEW SUBMISSIONS:

1. Aíbinn ingen Shenáin hui Néill

Three Mountains

Device, Resubmission to Kingdom

Purpure, on a bend between two butterflies Or three pheons inverted palewise sable.

The submitter's name was registered in December of 2002. Her previous device submission, Purpure chausse Or, within a trefoil knot inverted argent a butterfly Or, was returned from kingdom in August 2002 for conflict with Damon Annaeus Licinius: Or, on a pile purpure a thunderbolt argent. As piles and chaussé fields are identical for purposes of conflict, there was only one CD for changes to the tertiary charges.

2. Annor de Walton

Nordholt

Name and Device, New

Per bend sinister azure and vert, a bend sinister and in base a fleur de lis Or.

The submitter accepts minor changes, cares most about language/culture, and desires a feminine English name. She will allow a holding name.

Annor is cited from Withycombe, E.G., The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, s.n. Honor, with the spelling Annor dated 1273.

de Walton is cited from Reaney, P.H. & R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames, s.n. Walton: Richard de Walton, 1253.

3. Arthur Buchanan

Wyewood

Name, New

The submitter does not accept changes, cares most about language /culture, and desires an English-Scots borderer masculine name.

Arthur is cited from Withycombe, E.G., The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, pg 33. The submitter's consulting herald states, "The earlier spellings were "Artur" and "Artor", "Arthur" becoming more usual in the sixteenth century. However, Reaney & Wilson in A Dictionary of English Surnames p. 15 sub Arthur et al, show an Adam Arthur dated to 1246, so this spelling was certainly known pre-16th century, although here as a surname."

Buchanan is cited from P.H. Reaney & R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames, as a header spelling with Alan de Buchanan c. 1270 and George Buchanan 1506-82.

4. Asa Starradottir

Madrone

Device, New

Argent a reindeer salient sable, a chief gules three coronets argent.

The submitter's name was registered in April of 2001. She received her County in January of 2001.

5. Asa Starradottir

Madrone

Badge, New

(Fieldless) A reindeer salient sable.

The submitter's name was registered in April of 2001.

6. Berik of the Great Northern Horde

Wealdsmere

Name and Device, New

Per pale embattled gules and sable, between two bear's paws prints a lightning bolt in pale Or.

The submitter accepts minor changes, cares most about sound, and desires an authentic Mongolian masculine name. He will allow a holding name.

Berik is the submitter's legal name; a photocopy of his ID is included. The name is also cited from Maenchen-Helfen, Otto J., The World of the Huns, p.406: "Lord of many villages, Berik, strong. The king under whom the Goths are said to have left Scandinavia had a similar name: Berig." Photocopies are included.

No documentation is included for of the Great Northern Horde.

The line of field division follows the line of the lightning bolt exactly.

7. Bora Gan

Stromgard

Name and Device, New

Argent two daggers in chevron sable distilling two de sang each a base gules and a bordure sable.

The submitter accepts minor changes, cares most about the stated meaning of 'gray steel', and desires a masculine name. He will allow a holding name.

The full name is documented using "On the Documentation and Construction of Period Mongolian Names" by Baras-aghur Naran online at http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/baras-aghur/mongolian.html. The article says, "Animal names were popular among the Mongols, as well as colours, numbers, weaponry and metals, with the names not being gender specific. It must be remembered that because the Mongols were a nomadic people practicing a shamanistic religion, names were chosen that reflected important objects, events, and concepts in daily life." Drawing from information in the book The Secret History of the Mongols and an article "Naming Patterns Among the Mongols" by Larry Moses, the article by Baras-aghur indicates that descriptive names consisting of nouns and adjectives were common. The submitted name fits the pattern of colors or color combinations, examples of such given being "gold, red, dappled, roan and white", and meeting the same formation of a given name and epithet, with examples in the article being Al Altan (crimson gold) and Mongke Temur (eternal iron). Bora is found in the listing of Colours, and means "gray". Gan is found in the listing of Common Name Elements from Other Sources, and means "steel".

The daggers and bordure are sable; the gouttes and base are gules.

8. Chinua Baatar
change from Khulan the Dark

Wealdsmere

Name, Change

The submitter's name, Khulan the Dark, was registered in May of 1988 and is to be released upon registration of this change. She allows minor changes and wishes an authentic Mongolian name with no preference for gender.

Chinua is documented from "On the Documentation and Construction of Period Mongolian Names" by Baras-aghur Naran online at http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/mongol.html where it appears in the listing of Common Name Elements from Primary Sources and means "wolf".

Baatur comes from Intermediate Mongolian (A Textbook for Modern Mongolian), by John G. Hangin. The entry highlighted in the included copies is found under B but seems to be in Cyrillic and looks like ______ which means 'brave, hero(ic)'. No Latin alphabet version is included.

9. Dáire inghean Chearbhaill

Terra Pomaria

Name and Device, New

Or, a dog statant and a chief invected purpure.

The submitter accepts any changes, cares most about language/culture, and desires a feminine name. She will allow a holding name.

Dáire is cited from Ó Corráin, Donnchadh & Fidelma Maguire, Irish Names, as the only header spelling, described as the name of a virgin saint whose feast day is 8th August.

inghean is stated to be the particle meaning daughter in the post 1200 form.

Chearbhaill is cited from Ó Corráin & Maguire s.n. Cerball as the late period form of the name in the later Middle Ages favored by the learned family of Ó Dálaigh. This is intended to be the genitive and lenited form.

10. Effrick McBryd

Aquaterra

Name, New

The submitter accepts changes, cares most about language/culture, and desires a feminine name.

Effrick is cited from Black, George, The Surnames of Scotland, sub Africa, with this spelling dated to 1470.

McBryd is also cited from Black, sub MacBride, with this spelling dated to 1329.

11. Eleanor Ashling

Saint Bunstable

Device, New

Per bend azure and argent, two needles counterchanged.

The submitter's name appears on the March 2003 An Tir LoI.

12. Francesca Testarossa de' Martini

Dragon's Mist

Device, Change

Sable, a horse's head couped and a chief Or

The submitter's name and device were registered in August 2000. Her device to be released upon registration of this change is Sable, a horse's head couped and a point pointed Or.

13. Francesca Testarossa de' Martini

Dragon's Mist

Badge, Change

(Fieldless) A trivet gules.

The submitter's name was registered in August 2000. Her current badge, (Fieldless) A horse's head issuant from a chevron couped Or, is to be released upon registration of this badge.

14. Francesca Testarossa de' Martini

Dragon's Mist

Badge, New

(Fieldless) A trivet Or.

The submitter's name was registered in August 2000.

15 Gemma Meen

Montengarde

Device, Resubmission to Kingdom

Purpure, on a tower argent a dog rampant purpure.

The submitter's name was registered in January of 2002. Her first device submission of Purpure, on a tower argent masoned a dog rampant sable was returned on that LoAR for conflict with Aelfric se Droflic, (Fieldless) On a tower argent, an acorn sable. There was only one CD for changes to the field and nothing for change of type only of tertiary charge. Her second try, Purpure, on a tower argent masoned sable a dog rampant vert, was returned from kingdom in August of 2002 for conflict with Joe of Rivenstar: (Fieldless) On a tower argent a cross of Jerusalem vert. Again, only one CD for changes to the field. This resubmission addresses both previous conflicts.

16. Gregorio Cristovalez de la Vega

Dragon's Mist

Badge, Resubmission to Kingdom

(Fieldless) A cross of Santiago Or, overall an escallop gules.

The submitter's name was registered in December 2002. His previous badge submission, (Fieldless) A cross of Santiago Or overall an escallop inverted gules, was returned from kingdom in November 2002 because the escallop
overlapped the cross in a manner not acceptable to the rules for surmounting charges in fieldless badges and created identifiability problems.

Hærlangr is also cited from Geirr Bassi Haraldsson, The Old Norse Name, pg 23, meaning 'one with long (white) hair'.

19. Isabella Feliciano del Rio

Stromgard

Name, Resubmission to Kingdom Device, New

Barry wavy argent and azure, four towers in cross gules

The submitter accepts any changes, and desires an authentic 14th century Italian feminine name. She will allow a holding name. Her previous name, Isabella la Fiumeguardia, was returned from kingdom in December 2002 for byname construction problems, as "river stronghold" as an Italian byname was not supported by documentation. This is a rework of the name.

Or, a cross of Calatrava gules within a circle of eight lozenges points to center sable

The submitter accepts minor changes, and desires a Mongolian masculine name. He will allow a holding name.

Jebe is cited from James Chambers, The Devil's Horsemen; The Mongol Invasion of Europe, pg 8., "... two men who had risen to the command of an army before they were twenty-five years old and became legendary heroes among the people of the steppes: Jebe Noyan and Subedei Bahadur." The source dates Jebe Noyan as a contemporary of Temujin, who was crowned as the Chingis Khan. Photocopies are included.

No documentation is provided for Yakskull.

21. Jessimond of Greencrosse

Stromgard

Device, Resubmission to kingdom

Or, on a cross vert a hawk's leg belled and jessed Or.

Submitter's name appears on the An Tir LoI of February 2003. Her previous device submission of exactly the same blazon was returned from kingdom for redrawing in February 2003 because the cross was large enough to create identifiability problems.

22. Josephe Blackthorn

Tir Bannog

Name and Device, New

Or, a tree blasted and eradicated on a base sable two rapiers in saltire argent.

Submitter will accept any changes and wishes an English name with no preference for gender or time period.

Josephe is found in "Names and Naming Practices in the Registers of the Church of St. Mary's, Dymock (Gloucestershire, England: 1538-1600/1" by Mari Elsbeth nic Bryan: http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/mari/dymock/. The masculine given names section lists Josephe as appearing once in the data and dated 1600.

Blackthorn is a header spelling in Reaney, P.H. and R.M. Wilson A Dictionary of English Surnames with William Blakthorn dated 1442. The submitter prefers the header spelling to go with the very late period forename.

23. Lisabetta Lucia dei Antelini
name change from Gabriel Mousbane

Three Mountains

Name, Change

The submitter's current name, Gabriel Mousebane, was registered in October 1998 and is to be released upon registration of this change. She allows any changes and has no preferences other than wishing a feminine name.

Lucia is found in the same article as above, two down from Lisabetta. Instances of double given names have been found in Italian women's names in late period. Support for this would be appreciated.

Antelini is in "Fourteenth Century Venetian Personal Names" by Arval Benicoeur in the S.Gabriel library at http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/arval/venice14/venice14sur.html. The name is listed as "probably a patronymic". As such, dei is an appropriate patronymic marker for a female in Italian, and the submitter would like to keep that element if possible. Additional documentation for dei would help this submission.

Copies of all articles are included. (Lions Blood is responsible for holes in the documentation, having mislaid the notes sheet from ATKHS. The submitter should not be penalized for Lions Blood's forgetfulness.)

24. Ljótr Einarsson

Krakafjord

Badge, New

Or, a sea-serpent erect embowed counterembowed.

The submitter's name was registered in April of 1997.

The blazon is inaccurate - this is a fieldless badge and the serpent is Or.

25. Seamus in Boghanna Bernaig Mac an tSaoi

Silverhart

Name and Device, New

Quarterly sable and Or, in bend sinister a griffin and a griffin contourny gules.

The submitter accepts any changes and wishes a Gaelic masculine name meaning "Seamus of/with the broken bow(s), son of the scholar". He will allow a holding name.

Séamus is a header spelling in Ó Corráin, Donnchadh, and Fidelma Maguire's Irish Names, which says, "The name was common among the Anglo-Norman settlers in Ireland and was adopted by the native Irish."

in Boghanna Bernaig is meant to mean "[of] the Broken Bow". This construction is supported by an entry in "Index of Names in Irish Annals: Descriptive Bynames" by Mari Elsbeth nic Bryan, online at http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/mari/AnnalsIndex/ descriptiveBynames/inGaiBernaig.shtml. The byname given means "[of] the Broken Spear" and was found in the Annals, recorded multiple times as the name of a single man, dated variously from 1039. In 1067 the name was recorded as Aodh an Ghae Bherrnaigh Ua Concobhair, rí Connacht (Aedh of the Broken Spear Ua Concobhair, King of Connacht). Conversation from the Irish Gaelic Translation Forum suggests boghanna to mean "bows", plural. The singular, according to the discussion, would be bogha. These are in modern Gaelic; medieval Gaelic would be better, of course.

Mac an tSaoi is found as a header spelling in Woulfe, Patrick, Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall: Irish Names and Surnames as a surname meaning 'son of the scholar'. The source says, "In the 16th century, it was most common in Donegal, Monaghan, Louth and Longford."

Copies of all S. Gabriel articles and discussion on the Irish Gaelic Translation Forum is included.

26. Teceangl Bach

Dragon's Mist

Badge, New

(Fieldless) A mascle sable.

Submitter's name was registered in September of 1999.

27. Temair of Hawthorne

Three Mountains

Device, Resubmission to kingdom

Azure, in fess two hawthorne flowers conjoined, seeded Or, within an orle argent.

Submitter's name was registered in November of 2000. Her device submission of Vert, a stag trippant argent was returned from kingdom in July 2000 for conflict. This is a complete rework.

The flowers are argent, seeded Or.

28. Treasa of Rosewood

Stromgard

Device, New

Azure, on a chevron above a rose argent barbed and seeded proper, two arrows inverted in chevron gules.

The submitter's name appears on the An Tir LoI of February 2003. Her name form states that she will accept a holding name.

29. Yeke Delger

Stromgard

Name and Device, New

Per bend sable and argent, a cornucopia Or fructed proper.

The submitter will not accept major changes, minor are fine. She wishes a Mongolian name meaning "Great Abundance", and though she marked "female" on the forms, she wants the name Yeke regardless of gender. She will accept a holding name.

The full name is documented using "On the Documentation and Construction of Period Mongolian Names" by Baras-aghur Naran online at http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/baras-aghur/mongolian.html. The article says, "Animal names were popular among the Mongols, as well as colours, numbers, weaponry and metals, with the names not being gender specific. It must be remembered that because the Mongols were a nomadic people practicing a shamanistic religion, names were chosen that reflected important objects, events, and concepts in daily life." Drawing from information in the book The Secret History of the Mongols and an article "Naming Patterns Among the Mongols" by Larry Moses, the article by Baras-aghur indicates that descriptive names consisting of nouns and adjectives were common. The submitted name fits the pattern of words with beneficial meaning, examples of such given being "eternal, long life, loyalty, dignity". Yeke is found in the listing of Common Name Elements from Primary Sources, and means "great". Delger is found in the listing of Common Name Elements from Other Sources, and means "abundance".